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Alfonso Nevares Garcia, 88, of Avondale died March 10, 2016.
Mr. Garcia was born Jan. 23, 1928, to Manuel Garcia and Maria De Jesus Nevares in Indio, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Agustina Ortega Garcia.
He is survived by seven daughters, Armida Rodriguez, Maria Elena Ramirez, Elsie Nieto, Leticia Bealey, Sarah Lujan, Elvira Remily and Margret Garcia; five sons, Alfonso Garcia Jr., Jose Angel Garcia, David Garcia, Ray Garcia and George Garcia; four sisters, Evangelina Carrasco, Alicia Garcia, Catalina Ramirez, Librada Vasquez; 31 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today at Holy Cross Cemetery, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.
Condolences for the family may be left at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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Lonnie Ray Grimmitt, 68, of Glendale and formerly of Tonopah died Feb. 24, 2016, in Glendale.
Mr. Grimmitt was born Nov. 23, 1947, in Man, W.Va., to Wirt and Esta Grimmett.
He moved to Arizona in the 1960s.
He worked as a truck driver.
He was a member of the Villa de Paz Golf Club in Phoenix.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Rosie Grimmitt; two daughters, Patricia A. Edwards of Clinton, Iowa, and Lisa M. Grimmett of Glendale; one brother, Marshall Grimmett of Elizabethtown, Tenn.; two sisters, Addie Carnett of Elizabethtown, Tenn., and Rosie Mae Pearcy of Mesa; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 29.
The Rev. Doug Hopson officiated.
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Christopher “C.J.” Day Johnson, 63, of Litchfield Park and Coronado, Calif., died March 11, 2016, of cancer.
Mr. Johnson born Oct. 24, 1952, to Norman and Bernadette Johnson and was raised in Georgia and Detroit.
In 1974, he gradated magna cum laude from Princeton University in New Jersey, where he was a member of the football team. In 1977, he graduated with Order of the Coif honors from the law school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., where he was a member of the editorial board of the Law Review.
He moved to Phoenix, where he became a partner at Streich Lang, then for the past 20 years practiced corporate law at Squire Sanders, now Squire Patton Boggs.
He is survived by his wife, Christine; two daughters, Samantha and Abigail; one son, Dustin; two brothers, David of Georgia and Mark of South Carolina.
A visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. A Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W. Thomas Road, Avondale, followed by a memorial and reception at the Verrado Golf Club, 4242 N. Golf Drive, Buckeye. Interment will be in Coronado, Calif.
Memorials may be made to the Christopher Johnson Memorial Fund at Trivium Preparatory Academy in Goodyear.
Condolences for the family may be left at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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Carol Ann (Henriksen) Kappenman, 74, of Litchfield Park died March 8, 2016, at home.
Mrs. Kappenman was born June 7, 1941, in Viborg, S.D., to Henry and Eileen Henriksen. She graduated from school in Viborg.
She married Patrick Kappenman in 1959. They lived in Beresford, S.D., and Mitchell, S.D., where she was employed by the Davison County Health Nurse Office. They also lived in Brandon S.D.
After her husband's death in 2011, she lived in Pinedale, Wyo., during the summer and Litchfield Park during the winter.
She is survived by two daughters, Cari Conden of Litchfield Park and Gayle Meehan of Watertown, S.D.; one son, David Kappenman of Pinedale, Wyo.; one brother, Lyle Henriksen of Rapid City, S.D.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Services were Monday in Sioux Falls, S.D., with interment at Riverview Cemetery in Centerville, S.D.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Condolences for the family may be left at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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Kevin A. Knobbe, 41, of Buckeye died Feb. 24, 2016.
Mr. Knobbe was born Jan. 11, 1975, in Seattle to Robert R. Knobbe and Pamela J. Rosato.
He graduated from Cherry Hill East High School in Cherry Hill, N.J., in 1992. He graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 2004 and interned at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. He was awarded the Herman Y. Carr Scholarship for outstanding academic excellence. He earned a master's of science degree in physics at Ohio State University in Columbus.
He served as a professor in the Mathematics Department at Estrella Community College in Avondale.
He is survived by one daughter, Isabella J. Knobbe; and one sister, Erica J. Knobbe.
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Sandra Lynn Korland, 49, of Phoenix and formerly of Buckeye died March 8, 2016.
She was born Aug. 29, 1966, in York, Pa., to Arthur and Shirley Dickey.
She is survived by two sons, Andrew and Maxwell; one brother, Patrick Donovan; and her fiance, Jamie Roberts.
A visitation will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Thompson Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Road, Goodyear. Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Funeral Chapel.
Condolences for the family may be left at ThompsonFuneralChapel.com.
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Richard Lee Ollis, 82, of Casa Grande and formerly of Buckeye and Arlington died March 9, 2016, in Casa Grande.
The Rev. Ollis was born in March 2, 1932, in Coben, Ill.
He moved to Arizona in 1949.
He served as a minister affiliated with the United Pentecostal Church, working as a pastor at churches in Arizona and Texas. He also worked in several school districts in Arizona and Texas.
He was preceded in death by one son, David William Ollis.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Tidwell Ollis of Casa Grande; three sons, Gerald Ollis of Farmington, N.M., James Ollis of Tucson, and Rich Ollis of Glendale; one daughter, Glenda Ollis of Casa Grande; two sisters, Shirley Sartin of Goodyear and Sue Beckner of Mesa; three brothers, Billy Ollis of Glendale, Rodney Ollis of Phoenix and Larry Ollis of Los Angeles; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Worship and Word Church, 8175 W. Grand Ave., Peoria, with the Rev. Randal Boyd officiating.
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Victor Goff Perez, 64, of Avondale died March 11, 2016.
Mr. Perez was born June 18, 1951, in Fort Grant, N.D., to Thomas and Angelita Perez.
He worked as a cabinet maker.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; two daughters, Sylvia Perez Jr. and Pearl Perez; one son, Victor Perez Jr; seven sisters, Sylvia, Gloria, Janice, Lupe, Josie, Sarah, Angie; five brothers, Thomas, Richard, Jesse, Juan and Bennito; and six grandchildren.
A visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. March 21, with a rosary recited at 7 p.m., at Avenidas Funeral Chapel, 522 E. Western Ave., Avondale.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. March 22 at Avenidas Funeral Chapel, followed by interment at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 9925 W. Thomas Road, Avondale.
Memorials can be sent to Avenidas Funeral Chapel.
Betty Jane Rodgers
Betty Jane Rodgers, 73, of Buckeye died March 8, 2016, at Abrazo West in Goodyear.
Mrs. Rodgers was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Blandinsville, Ill.
She worked as a homemaker and caregiver.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lue Rodgers.
A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ganley's Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 E. Baseline Road, Buckeye, followed by a celebration of life at her home in Buckeye.